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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNAs employed in each primary and secondary school (details supplied) in County Meath in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47666/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacant SNA positions in each primary and secondary school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47667/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (5 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of NEPS psychologists assigned to primary and secondary schools (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47668/21]

Energy Prices: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank People Before Profit-Solidarity for tabling this motion. This year, workers and families will be facing extraordinarily high energy costs at a time when most can least afford them. There have been over 30 price hike announcements from Irish energy suppliers since the start of the year, with some suppliers raising prices on multiple occasions. This is on top of other spiralling...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (resumed) (5 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Professor McMullin for his testimony. To return to the critical reliance on fossil fuels and the potential need for them into the future, he stated that a move away is technically feasible, although it would require decisive policy measures to be brought about. He went on to say we would need almost to build a separate firm with a dispatchable, instantaneous supply. Does he foresee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Charter Treaty, Energy Security, Liquefied Natural Gas and Data Centres: Discussion (resumed) (5 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses. I have a couple of questions. Many people looking in will wonder how we have ended up in a situation in 2021 where we could not get assurances from very senior Ministers last week that we would not have blackouts. I appreciate that we have received some more information today. I am interested in the relationship with the providers and the lessons they say they...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Citizens' Assembly (6 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 38. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the biodiversity citizens' assembly will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48543/21]

Recovery of Tourism and Aviation: Statements (7 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: The aviation sector was one of the hardest hit during the pandemic and it was recognised from the outset, and again here today, that it will take much longer to recover compared with others. The industry employs, directly and indirectly, over 140,000 people and it is vital to our economy and society as an island nation. Many of these workers faced savage cuts over the past 18 months and the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Prices (7 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 25. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures she will take to protect persons from the rising cost of fuel and electricity and the increasing risk of fuel and energy poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47688/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Special Educational Needs (7 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 138. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to increase specialist supports for children with additional needs attending afterschool services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47694/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Early Childhood Care and Education (7 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 167. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to expand autism specific services in the early years sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47693/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021: Discussion (7 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I will be brief. On the issue of food waste prevention, should the case be made that the mandatory reduction targets be set statutorily because at present they are not? I am concerned we will have waste management plans that will consistently miss their targets. A number of people have raised the need to set targets and to have a regime of enforcement. Is there a case to be made for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021: Discussion (7 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Mr. O'Donoghue.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Communications
Vote 31 - Transport (29 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I will ask about the potential underspend this year and the challenge of realising that spend next year. The Minister earlier touched on some of the particular challenges. A separate but related aspect is whether this issue is about reassessing for the NDP, the decision-making processes we have and how we prioritise now. We do not have a system in place to adequately assess the challenge of...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Communications
Vote 31 - Transport (29 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Do the engineers and technical experts have sufficient expertise in the area?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (12 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 50. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projected yearly percentage decrease in the use of fossil fuel products by category as a result of the increasing carbon tax out to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49633/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Priorities (12 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he is making to support the transition from private car to public transport for commuters to third-level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49080/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (12 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 93. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that the Leap card does not apply in Laytown and Gormanston but does in north County Wicklow, both equidistant from Connolly station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49776/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (12 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to reduce rail fares at Gormanston and Laytown stations to bring them in line with Balbriggan station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49777/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (12 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 128. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected revenue of the carbon tax receipts in each of the years from 2021 to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49632/21]